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Hello all, I too am new here. I found out today that after 15 years of friendship, my BFF has decided that my atheism is just too much for her. In the past week I have lost more friends than I care…Continue

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"I challenge you to bring me one scripture where Jesus tells us to go out and build his church for him.
Luke 5 1 One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,[a] the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2 He…"

"No, what you hope is that this conversation stays on top, that you become the "star" for a little bit longer. What you hope for is attention. You prove it by continuing to post on here and bumping the thread up. I've noticed that…"

"Okay well I'm worn out, but this is what I have so far. Might work on it some more when I get proper sleep :P
You bitch and whine and moan about how the world is so alone, How we need salvation from our trepidations and how there…"

"You called one of my friends a troll on here (implied heavily anyway). I was responding in kind by letting you know what a troll IS. If you feel that I was calling you a troll, well maybe you should double check your responses before you claim not…"

" I was completely anti-christ and anti-religion. I sold drugs and threw parties...among other things.
Okay well congratulations for getting out of that lifestyle. However your crutch that you used to get out of this kind of lifestyle is…"

"Me either. I'm a woman you don't want to reckon with. Lol. And my husband has this wonderful habit of reading so many texts that he usually winds up knowing more than the lawyers (we've already talked to lawyers about this kind of…"

"Wow! I think I would have talked the teacher immedietly. And I would voice my concerns about the religious paraphernalia on the door of the principal's office to the school board (even if I did it in an anonymous letter). My husband,…"

""bless you" is a big one for me, I was raised in the south, it's embedded in my brain (much like Yes Sir, No Sir, Yes ma'am, No ma'am, please and thank you). I've tried finding a secular response to someone's…"

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Your Religious Status

Atheist

About Me:

Learning slowly and painfully that Atheism is a dirty word. It was questioned in high school, cool in college, but apparently, now that I've grown up, I should "know better" or something. In my quest and thirst for knowledge, I have come across all types. I have my good days and my bad days. Days where I am sweet and kind and happy go lucky and days where I cry over spilled milk. What I have learned thus far, is that those who truly seek truth tend to be more loving than those who claim to know it. I am still seeking answers, asking questions and rocking the boat. I am and forever will be a skeptic.

Age

25-30

Why are you here?

I am seeking like minded individuals who have stories to share, friendships to make and knowledge to gain. I want relationships with other people who have been ridiculed, preached at, condemned by others and have learned to laugh it off. I am seeking friendships to make up for the ones that I have lost. My hope is that I will find not only that, but that we will enjoy learning and even debating (no matter the topic) together.

The religion you left

Christian

Why you left your religion.

I stopped basing my beliefs on my emotions. I started realizing there were too many gaps in the bible and the things taught or preached at the church and I started studying it on my own. I poured over the bible for years, studied it, memorized great portions of it and prayed fervently for understanding. The more I read, the more I understood that the bible just doesn't make sense. It doesn't add up and I can not stand firm on a faith that falls so easily.

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This is a phrase I have started seeing online more and more. People (in general and on both sides of the spectrum) are griping about the "new Atheists" and how they seem to be shoving their non-beliefs down other peoples throats.

I understand the problems that people may have with "In your face Atheism" as I like to call it, however, in this day and age I honestly thing the main goal of people who do this (myself included) is to inform others. It took me 10 years to "come…

Hi autumn I am actually still a christian and i have a lot of the same frustrations I see you talking about. None have cause me to walk away from my beliefs and I very aware of what I belief, but I have dealt with extreme frustrations with church, the bible, and loneliness also. Message me if you wanna talk about anything. Not to try to make you believe again or anything but just to go back and forth about stuff or whatever